Comment: Kenny wants us all to move on, but questions linger over GSOC affair

“I think we can put that matter behind us now,” the Taoiseach told the Dáil.

His vague hope prompted laughter from the opposition who knew questions over his government’s handling of the Garda Ombudsman controversy would not go away.

This wasn’t how it was meant to be. The night before, it seemed he and Justice Minister Alan Shatter had successfully shut down any talk that the police watchdog might have been under surveillance.